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‘Django Unchained’ Action Figures Banned From eBay

The Weinstein Company’s discontinued Django Unchained action figures have been banned from eBay.

Fans of director Quentin Tarantino’s controversial western had taken to the popular auction website to obtain the items after the figures were yanked from shelves. According to TMZ, the company has decided to pull any and all listings featuring the rare toys.

eBay said in an email to sellers:

“Since the manufacturer of this product has discontinued the item’s sale due to its potentially offensive nature, we are not allowing it to be sold on eBay.”

A spokesperson for eBay told the website that the toys were “removed as they were in violation of our Offensive Materials policy.” The company also warned sellers no to re-list the figures at a later date.

Purple Revolver reports that prices for the toys had skyrocketed since the Weinstein Company discontinued production of the action figures. Before eBay decided to pull the toys from its site, some of the figures were selling for upwards of $1,300.

The producers of Django Unchained developed six dolls with the help of collectibles company NECA as a tie-in to Quentin Tarantino’s latest cinematic endeavor. However, the Civil War era setting proved to be a little too controversial for consumers. After being pressured by several African-American advocacy groups, the toys were eventually discontinued.

No they definitely shouldn't. If you are offended by a movie, don't watch it. The toys specifically state for ages 17 and up and shouldn't be discontinued/banned because some people got offended by a fictional story based in an era where injustices did occur.

I asked Ebay why they banned Django action figures, but allowed sales of Adolph Hitler action figures.I wondered why Hitler was not as offensive if not more offensive than fictional movie slave figurines. No response from Ebay after a week.

It's not even eBay policy. They way they are potentially offensive. ANything can be potentially offensive. I saw the worst shit on eBay. They were selling authentic southern plantation slave shackles. There are at least 20 sets of them for sale on there right now.